Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF Crash History

Papua New Guinea

Incidents

111

Fatalities

349

111 incidents·

2008Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFde Havilland Canada DHC-4A CaribouPapua New Guinea

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1991Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFde Havilland Canada DHC-4A CaribouAustralia

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1991Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFBoeing 707-368CPacific Ocean

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1991Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFLockheed P-3C OrionCocos (Keeling) Islands

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1990Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFGAF Nomad N.24AAustralia

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1986Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1986Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFde Havilland Canada DHC-4A CaribouAustralia

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1984Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFLockheed P-3B OrionAustralia

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1974Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1972Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFde Havilland Canada DHC-4A CaribouPapua New Guinea

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1971Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1971Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1970Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFde Havilland Canada DHC-4A CaribouVietnam

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1969Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFde Havilland Canada DHC-4A CaribouPapua New Guinea

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1968Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFLockheed P-3B OrionUnited States of America

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1967Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFde Havilland Canada DHC-4A CaribouVietnam

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1965Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFde Havilland Canada DHC-4A CaribouPapua New Guinea

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1964Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFde Havilland Canada DHC-4A CaribouAustralia

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1961Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1960Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3)Antarctica

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1960Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3)Papua New Guinea

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1959Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFLockheed P2V-5 NeptuneAustralia

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1958Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1957Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1956Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1954Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1954Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)Japan

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1953Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFBristol 170 Freighter 21EAustralia

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1952Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1950Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3)Malaysia

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1950Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3)South Korea

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1950Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaAustralia

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1948Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFBoeing-Canada PB2B-2 CatalinaAustralia

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1946Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaAustralia

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1946Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1946Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaAustralia

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1946Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1946Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)Philippines

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1946Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3)Papua New Guinea

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaAustralia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)Papua New Guinea

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)Papua New Guinea

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFBoeing-Canada PB2B-2 CatalinaPhilippines

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)Papua New Guinea

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFBoeing-Canada PB2B-2 CatalinaIndonesia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-20-DL (DC-3)Pacific Ocean

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3)Indonesia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3)Papua New Guinea

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)Papua New Guinea

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated 28-5ME CatalinaAustralia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFBoeing-Canada PB2B-2 CatalinaIndonesia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-20-DL (DC-3)Indonesia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFBoeing-Canada PB2B-1 CatalinaAustralia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFBoeing-Canada PB2B-2 CatalinaIndonesia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaIndonesia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFBoeing-Canada PB2B-1 CatalinaAustralia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaIndonesia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFShort Sunderland VUnited Kingdom

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3)Papua New Guinea

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaPacific Ocean

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3)Australia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaAustralia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3)Papua New Guinea

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFBoeing-Canada PB2B-1 CatalinaAustralia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFLockheed C-60A-5-LO LodestarIndonesia

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1945Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaIndonesia

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1944Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaAustralia

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1944Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaPhilippines

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1944Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaIndonesia

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1944Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaIndonesia

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1944Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaIndonesia

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1944Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3)Papua New Guinea

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1944Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-45-DL (DC-3)Papua New Guinea

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1944Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3)Papua New Guinea

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1944Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaPacific Ocean

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1944Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFde Havilland DH.86 ExpressAustralia

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1944Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaIndonesia

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1944Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaPapua New Guinea

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1943Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)Australia

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1943Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaIndonesia

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1943Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaAustralia

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1943Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaIndonesia

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1943Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaAustralia

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1943Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFShort Sunderland Mk IIUnited Kingdom

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1943Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaAustralia

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1943Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaPapua New Guinea

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1943Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaAustralia

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1943Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5 CatalinaAustralia

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1943Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaAustralia

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1943Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)Australia

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1943Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaPapua New Guinea

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1943Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaAustralia

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1943Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas DC-2-171Australia

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1942Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas DC-2-171Australia

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1942Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFFord 5-AT-C Tri-MotorPapua New Guinea

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1942Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFJunkers G.31goAustralia

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1942Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas DC-2-112Papua New Guinea

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1942Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas DC-2-112Australia

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1942Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5 CatalinaPapua New Guinea

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1942Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5 CatalinaPapua New Guinea

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1942Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFde Havilland DH.86 ExpressEgypt

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1942Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFFord 4-AT-E Tri-MotorPapua New Guinea

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1942Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFShort S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk IAustralia

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1942Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas DC-2-112Indonesia

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1942Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5 CatalinaPapua New Guinea

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1942Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5 CatalinaPapua New Guinea

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1942Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5 CatalinaPapua New Guinea

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1941Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFConsolidated PBY-5 CatalinaPapua New Guinea

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1941Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFde Havilland DH.86B ExpressEgypt

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Aircraft Types

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina27
Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)10
de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou9
Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina7
Douglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3)5
Boeing-Canada PB2B-2 Catalina5
Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3)5

Douglas DC-2-1123

+29 more

Countries

Australia48
Papua New Guinea28
Indonesia16
Pacific Ocean4
Philippines3
United Kingdom2
Vietnam2
Egypt2

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